Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 634 What Do You Really Want

A gloomy look crept onto Alexander’s unexpressive face as he read the message on his phone.

Felix soon came with his men after receiving the message. When he came down from the car and saw Alexander, he froze.

Still, he had been working for Alexander for a long time, so he had seen his boss with that look before. “Mr. Xenos, I’ve already sent men to retrieve the surveillance footage in the area.”

Alexander glanced at him. “Check the mall’s surveillance footage first.”

As he said that, he called Justin.

Justin, who was in the middle of an intimate act with a woman, quickly picked up the call. He lowered his head to kiss the woman beside him before putting on his pants and saying, “Something has happened to Sophia, so I need to help Alexander out. Stay in the condominium and wait for me to come back.”

Phoebe Chivers, the woman, stiffened. “What happened to Mrs. Xenos? I thought she’s pregnant, so Mr. Xenos hasn’t been letting her go out that often.”

Just as she was about to get out of bed, Justin stopped her. “I’m not quite sure. Be good, okay? Wait for me to come back.”

Phoebe stiffened, but she relented and let go of his hand. “Okay. Be careful on the road.”

At that, Justin, who had already reached the doorway, turned around to smile at her. “Got it.”

With that said, he quickly went out of the house.

By the time Justin reached the mall, Alexander had already retrieved the surveillance footage.

Walking over to Alexander, he asked, “What’s going on?”

Alexander did not even turn around as he swiftly informed the other man about what was happening, “Sophia went to meet Ms. Quinn today. After four in the evening, the two went their separate ways. Around five, Sophia called me and asked me to pick her up, but by the time I reached, she was nowhere to be found.”

The Quail family was a family of lawyers, and Justin had come into contact with a number of similar cases. As Justin had a vast network, Alexander decided to seek his help.

With a frown, Justin asked, “Where’s the surveillance footage?”

“The cameras were malfunctioning.”

“Isn’t it too coincidental to be malfunctioning at this time?”

Alexander’s expression was dark. “But I received a message from someone who claims to be Wesley Ford’s wife.”

Justin took out a cigarette, but he did not light it as he put it between his lips. “Wesley Ford? The CEO of Odyssey’s capital branch? Didn’t you just send him to jail a while ago? Over four billion was involved

in that case, so I reckon he’s going to be in jail forever.”

After a moment of contemplation, Justin went on, asking, “So what does his wife want? He’s already been arrested and thrown into jail. She’s not hoping to get her husband out in this way, right?”

Alexander’s brows furrowed as he seemingly thought of something. “Maybe she’s only doing this to get Wesley’s money.”

Then, he turned to Felix and called out, “Felix!”

“Yes, Mr. Xenos?”

Felix was also worried about the missing Sophia, for she was pregnant.

“Look into Wesley’s wife and her family.”

Felix had been working for Alexander for more than a decade, and he had always done what his employer told him to do. Thus, he immediately worked on that. Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

It was March in Jadeborough. By seven, the sky had already turned completely dark.

The men Felix had sent to do the investigation were back. After he heard their report, Felix’s face paled. “Mr. Xenos, Wesley’s wife is Mona Shipley, and the Shipleys went on a trip last month. They’re not back yet. Moreover, Mona quit her job half a month ago, and her friends have not seen her since then. She has a son with Wesley, but he was sent overseas a month ago.”

The Shipleys were all gone, and this was clearly premeditated.

Wesley still had more than a hundred million that he had yet to fork out. That was a sum of money that would allow Mona and her family to live a luxurious life overseas for the rest of their lives.

Upon connecting the dots, Felix realized that Mona was not actually trying to save her husband; she was eyeing the money that Wesley still had.

For the entire night, Alexander and Justin sent teams of their men one after another, but they could not find a single trace of Sophia’s whereabouts.

Evidently, Mona had come prepared, and they were not going to find Sophia that quickly.

Meanwhile, when Sophia woke up, she found herself in a room, completely restrained by ropes. She was on a bed, and her legs were even chained up as if she was a prisoner in medieval times.

It would be impossible for her to escape.

The light was on in the room, and there were some bread and water by the side of the bed.

Sophia was a little hungry, and the room was rather cold too.

Still, there was a blanket on the bed, and she had been under it earlier.

After sitting for a while, she took the bread up to check its expiry date. It was manufactured the day before, but it would not expire until a week after.

It was cold, but it was still food nevertheless.

More than an hour since she woke passed, but no one came. By the time four hours went by, Sophia was starting to feel tired again.

Sophia had an accurate biological clock. If she was feeling sleepy, it had to be around ten at night. There were still no sounds from the outside, so she guessed that no one was going to do anything to her. Unable to resist the exhaustion, she went back to bed and fell asleep.

She slept until the next morning.

Just as someone opened the door to the room, Sophia woke.

Mona came in with a bowl of oatmeal, and Sophia struggled up to a sitting position. As she looked at Mona, she said, “Mrs. Ford, your husband has already been sent to jail, and his case is scheduled to be heard in court on the seventh of next month. Kidnapping me won’t let you save him.”

After a pause, she added, “So, what do you want?”

Mona put down the bowl in her hand and sat down by the side of the bed. As she undid the ropes on Sophia, she said, “Mrs. Xenos, you should wash up and have your breakfast first. You’ll be staying here for a period of time, but I won’t hurt you. Please trust me, Mrs. Xenos.”

Once she finished undoing the ropes, she glanced at Sophia and left.

Sophia knitted her brows, unable to decipher what Mona’s intentions were.

When she turned to the side, she saw the piping hot bowl of oatmeal. A moment of hesitation later, she

put on more clothes and dragged her chained feet to the bathroom to wash up.

The house she was in was clearly an old one. The light in the bathroom flickered, and Sophia could also tell that the heater model was an old one.

However, the basic necessities on the sink were new, clearly prepared for her by Mona.

After washing up, Sophia went out to eat the oatmeal.

The weather outside did not look good as it was gloomy. When Sophia looked out of the window, she could only see a road and nothing else. There were no landmarks for her to identify the area.

After standing at the window for a while, she shut the curtains and walked away.

She neither knew where she was nor how long she was going to be there.

No matter how mentally tough Sophia was, she could not avoid feeling anxious about her situation. Moreover, she was pregnant.

There was a desk in the room with a few books on it. Beside it was a wardrobe, and when Sophia opened it, she found new clothes and undergarments. She also noted the presence of a clock by the bed.

When Mona came back in again, it was half past twelve.

She had come with more food and a bowl of soup.

Before Sophia could say anything, Mona said, “Mrs. Xenos, apologies for putting you in this tough spot.”

By then, Sophia had already been sitting for two hours, so she was far calmer than before. “Mrs. Ford, you’ve already brought me here. I won’t be able to escape this place, so why don’t you let me know what’s going on before I die?”

Mona gave her a glance filled with complicated feelings, but in the end, she only said, “Be at ease, Mrs. Xenos. You’ll be fine.”

It was Sophia’s first time encountering someone like Mona, who would not say a word more than she needed to.

Fortunately, Mona did not torture her. She would bring Sophia three meals a day on time, and sometimes, she would even bring fruits and supplements. For the sake of her baby, Sophia would finish everything she could.

It was not particularly hard for Sophia to stay in the room despite her lack of freedom of movement. Still, the prolonged captivity often brought a sense of foreboding to Sophia. When night came, she would be plagued with frequent nightmares.